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Unpopular leader is re-elected, the country lives in fear of terrorist attacks and is still reeling from the effects of recession. But for the inhabitants of a Lancashire street, there's a party to go to. The vagrant Scullery is your tour guide, introducing you to an array of characters all trying to find some kind of escape from their squalid existence.

Jim Cartwright's play is an arresting mix of humour and pathos,transporting the audience with energy, passion and poetry, leaving you uplifted and reminded of the extraordinary resilience of the human spirit.

'Road' is the first play written by Jim Cartwright. It was initially performed at the Royal Court Theatre in 1986, later being made for television by renowned director Alan Clarke and starring many young actors who later became well-known including Jane Horrocks, David Thewlis, and Lesley Sharp.

Directed by our own artistic director, this passionate, poetic and positive portrayal of working class life will be one of this seasons highlights.